compnetwork | ✵ 001; [text/anonymous]

[A simple anonymous text goes out to the network today. Nothing malicious, honest, just curiosity speaking. For those who know him well, it’s anything but anonymous when they read it. It's a habit of his, after all, and bringing up his identity (or attaching an identity at all) might cause a bit of bias...though asking questions anonymously would subject him to some bias from those browsing the network anyway as well. ~~Shhhh.~~

Ever-curious, ever-wondering. And...a bit ever-tactless, at times. Despite the fact that several people just returned from something quite traumatic, he’s most interested in their thoughts. However, others are certainly welcome too. Nothing wrong with that.]

Though seemingly unpredictable, the power to traverse worlds may contribute to the growth in humanity’s possibilities. But will it lead to man's destruction instead, or...?

[Of course, he may sound a bit detached, but considering his own situation...oh well. Most of the humans here seemed to want to go "home", despite their duties here, and despite the need of their presences here.

And then an apparently illogical topic jump/subject change. Honestly, it’s something he’s been wondering for quite a while now, ever since his arrival. Now that people have experienced more of the proof of existence of multiple worlds, surely this would be a good time to bring it up.]

Hinoto-Ri, I wish to know. What do the worlds you hail from possess that make you desire to return to them so?

[A pause in the typing, as if he just thought of something else.]

Or, for those who have recently returned, another question, if you will. What in this world did you desire while you remained in another?

[...He’s expecting answers like “not going through hell and back”, for the last one. Though given what he’s overheard, he’d pick Hinoto-Ri over wherever they went himself any day. Alcor couldn’t blame them in the least. Humans shouldn't have to needlessly suffer...]

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whats with the weird philosophical questions are you trying to write a uni thesis or smth?

[can't sleep and still feeling crummy from horror tower adventures, time to bug the weird anon guy on the network!]

My curiosity is not academic in nature, no. I simply seek to understand you all.

[Not that he couldn't write a thesis on all of this anyway, but...]

why? youre not gonna understand everyones reasons coz theyre all gonna be different. unless you have a brain like a supercomputer or smth to keep track.

Exactly. The differences in mindsets you possess are all fascinating, and give rise to your potential.

Your reasons are your own, of course, but I seek to understand why you have the reasons you do.

[Is this making sense...~~probably not~~]

[not at all!!!

thats kinda presumptuous don't you think? like you cant understand everyones reasons for doing things. some people don't understand their own reasons for doing shit. you can ask all the questions in the world and you probably wont understand at all. humans are kinda difficult that way.

Of course. There is much about your species that perplexes me, even now.

I do not expect everyone to honestly answer my inquiries, so it is inevitable that the answers I seek will elude me. However, one cannot find answers without asking questions, no?

If I manage to understand even the slightest bit more about humanity through this, then that is far more than I had expected.

[Because really, it's surprising how many people have answered this, given how guarded and paranoid humans seemed to be...maybe the anonymous thing is really working? Or anon is just a nice way for people to...vent, in some way.]

youre kinda weird. you wanna make that your lifes goal? ok i guess. people have weird tastes and all why tho? just curious

I would not say that it is my purpose in life to find out, but it has been an interest of mine for a long time.

[~~And that is a pretty fucking long time.~~

...His purpose...to live is to understand humans? To feel what they feel? To think what they think? To live as they lived? No...that wasn't it...

...He won't dwell on that for the time being. There are humans to gain answers from, right now.]

Why not? The potential inherent in your kind fascinates me.

well i mean if you just wanna watch humans and stuff and learn from them you could just buy the sims or something. pretty much the same shit lmao

'the sims'...?

[ Kazuya pls ]

its a game. you play it on the computer, and you have a human family to look after.

[gonna leave out how it totally doesn't represent how humans act...]

I see. I've never played games. There is much about you humans that cannot be emulated, such as the possibilities you possess; I don't think it would be an entirely suitable replacement for firsthand interaction and observation.

Unless the artificial intelligence was advanced enough as to accurately mimic human behavior.

[ He thought the Ticos were advanced enough to seem somewhat human...and they were only based off of his own observations. But they still didn't possess the free will that fascinated him so...

Yeah, he's still a tiny bit curious, at least. Surely humans would be even more capable of emulating the behavior of their own kind...

~~No, taking ladders out of pools and watching sims flail around helplessly or letting them starve to death doesn't count.~~]

[It was a good thing that this was over text because, Kazuya was laughing immaturely to himself, snorting and snickering into his hand as he shakily typed with the other]

iguess? like you feed them and make sure they have jobs and shit like that and its...interesting?? i recomend to play it. in any case. try it? nothing ventured nothing gained and etc

[Meanwhile, Alcor is completely unaware.]

Intriguing indeed. Do they not possess any artificial autonomy of their own?

True. I see no harm in doing so.

[It makes humans seem more like pets than anything else...which didn't quite sit well with him, but it might just be a limitation of programming or...something.

...Why would humans make games about their own lives anyway?]

[Money. Brainwashing. Sims was an evil, addictive game...]

well they can. you can put them on free will mode and let them amble about and shit. youll just have to make sure their houses are up to date with furniture and beds and shit

They cannot procure such furniture for themselves, then?

[ea pls stop with your drm measures]

[nevah]

no you gotta buy it for them and set up the house for them and shit. everything else is on them.

[~~ea pls stop i don't want to install origin~~]

I see. One must establish a foundation for them before they can grow.

[Yes, he's taking The Sims seriously.]

yeah thats it! exactly. its really fun!

I shall take your word for it.

[The Sims still can't compare to his precious AI babies though.]

awesome. if you play it tell me what you think.

[It would...definitely make for some interesting reactions for Kazuya, to say the least.]

All right. I shall keep that mind.